Getting to pull on the FC Bayern shirt, fight for a place in the World Squad starting XI and earn a professional contract at the end of it. FC Bayern gave 22 young players from 17 countries the chance to seize this opportunity with the FC Bayern World Squad project – and you can follow their journey again! On this page we’re showing you all eight episodes of the second series.
22 Players and 1 Dream I Episode 1
The FC Bayern World Squad is back for a second season! Players from all over the world come together to form a team and face this year’s challenges. Which players are still there from the first season and who’s new to the squad? What can the 2022 World Squad expect and where will this year’s journey take them?
Welcome to Brazil I Episode 2
The newly assembled FC Bayern World Squad lands in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for their training camp. FC Bayern Legend Zé Roberto and the coaches get their first impressions of the selected youngsters. Who can keep up at this level? Who can stake a claim to their position? And who will take a step closer to their big dream of becoming a professional footballer?
Reality Check I Episode 3
In their first match in Rio de Janeiro, the FC Bayern World Squad take on the U20 team of Vasco da Gama, a Brazilian club steeped in tradition. Who will prevail, who will fall by the wayside and how will the boys do against a strong Vasco da Gama side?
Shattered Dreams I Episode 4
After the first game against the Vasco da Gama U20s and intense training sessions, the young hopefuls now take on the Flamengo U20 team. Ze Roberto and the other coaches then have to make their first difficult decisions. Which players have the quality to make the trip to Munich with the World Squad? And whose dream ends here in Brazil?
Noticed by Nagelsmann I Episode 5
The FC Bayern World Squad reunites in Munich and trains at Säbener Straße, right next to the senior players and under the eyes of Julian Nagelsmann. Selected players are even given the great chance to train with the FC Bayern U23 side. Afterwards, it's off to the next game against the VfL Wolfsburg U19s.
Final Test I Episode 6
For the FC Bayern World Squad, the final test before the big game against the FC Bayern U19s is coming up. Who will make it into the starting XI for the dress rehearsal against the SpVgg Unterhaching U19 Bundesliga team? And who will catch the eye of international scouts and the FC Bayern coaching staff ahead of the big match at the Allianz Arena, and potentially earn the chance to pursue a professional career afterwards?
Training with the Pros I Episode 7
The FC Bayern World Squad are in training at Säbener Straße, getting ready for the grand final against the FC Bayern U19s. Goalkeeper Jakov Borna Zaja gets the terrific opportunity to train with the first team under the eyes of Julian Nagelsmann. Full-back Diego Abreu's medical results will determine whether he'll make the squad for the last game. What will Klaus Augenthaler's coaching team decide and who'll be in the starting XI when everything is at stake in front of 20,000 spectators at the Allianz Arena?
Dreams and Drama I Episode 8
It's time for the grand finale with the FC Bayern World Squad playing the FC Bayern U19s at the Allianz Arena. Straight after the game, the players will find out who will go on to be part of the World Squad next year and for whom the journey ends here. Will a player from the FC Bayern World Squad 2022 sign a professional contract and fulfil his big dream?
Topics of this article